(19)
(11) EP 0 132 569 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.02.1987 Bulletin 1987/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.02.1985 Bulletin 1985/07

(21) Application number: 84106808

(22) Date of filing: 14.06.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 16.06.1983 US 504970

(71) Applicant: Cooper Industries Inc.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Wilhelmson, Jack L.
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  • Urban, Paul Louis
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(54) Self-locking, removable tapered tips for soldering and de-soldering tools


(57) A soldering or de-soldering tool with self-locking, removeable soldering or de-soldering tapered tips (10) which interlock with a similar taper in a tip-receiving bore of the tool. The invention also is directed to a replaceable soldering or de-soldering tip (10) using only a self-locking taperto provide attachment, sealing and heat transfer. The tips (10) may be made of conventional materials, such as copper, or can be carbon-based, and the attachment portion (A) of the tip (10) which fits within the tip-receiving bore of the tool is unplated.






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